The registration form for the 4th International Symposium on Permafrost
Engineering is included at the end of this announcement. For additional
information about the symposium, please contact:
Professor Zhu Yuanlin or Niu Fujun
The State Kay Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering,
Cold and Arid Environmental and Engineering Research Institute,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Phone: +86/931-841490 (Office), 8841298 (Home)
Fax: +86/931-8821894, 8885241
E-mail: zhuyl [at] ns.lzb.ac.cn
niufujun [at] ns.lzb.ac.cn
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
Fourth International Symposium on Permafrost Engineering
Lanzhou, China
21-23 September 2000
OBJECTIVES AND THEMES
The Fourth International Symposium on Permafrost Engineering (4th ISPE)
will mainly discuss and exchange the research achievements and practical
experiences on the permafrost engineering science and technology obtained
in Russia and Western China in recent years. We believe that this symposium
will play an important role in the great development of Western China. The
themes of this symposium are:
* Road engineering in permafrost and deep seasonally frozen soil region;
* Railway engineering in permafrost regions;
* Pipeline, civil engineering, hydro-engineering, and other engineering
in permafrost and deep seasonally frozen soil regions;
* Environment engineering in permafrost regions; and
* Monitoring methods and techniques for cold region engineering.
PLACE AND DATE
This symposium will be held at Lanzhou, China on 21-23 September 2000.
Registration will be done at the Guest House of the State Kay Laboratory of
Frozen Soil Engineering (SKLFSE) on 20 September 2000.
SPONSORS AND ORANIZERS
This symposium is sponsored by the Chinese Society of Glaciology and
Geocryology, which is the Chinese Adhering Body of IPA, and organized by
SKLFSE of the Cold and Arid Environmental and Engineering Research
Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Permafrost Institute of Siberia
Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Heilongjiang Provincial Institute of
Cold Ground Construction Science, China, the Communication Department of
Tibet, the Communication Department of Qinghai Province, the First Highway
Survey and Design Institute of the China Communication Company, the
Northwest Branch of Railway Science Institute, Ministry of Railway of
China, the Xi'an University of Highway Communication, and the First Survey
and Design Institute, Ministry of Railway of China.
ORGANIZATION
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
Co-Chairmen: Wu Ziwang, R.V. Chang
Vice Chairmen: Guo Juncheng, Yan Jiayi, Zang Enmu, Huo Ming, Xiong Chunfan,
Huang Xiaoming, Hu Changshun, Xu Xiaozu
Members: Jia Jianhua, Li Hongsheng, Zhu Linnan, Tong Changjiang
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Co-Chairmen: Cheng Guodong, R. M. Kamensky
Vice-Chairmen: Liu Hongxu, Wu Jingmin, Wang Binggang, Wu Yunsheng, Ma Wei,
Fu Yushou, Li Yichi, Zhang Luxin, Li Ning, He Ping
Members: Liu Yongzhi, Li Dongqing, Wu Qingbai, Zhang Zhao, Wang Xinglong,
Zang Jinzhao, Fang Jianhong, Lai Yuanming, Zhang Jianming, Hou Zhongjie
Secretary-General: Zhu Yuanlin
Secretary: Niu Fujun
Post-Symposium Field Excursion
* Route: Lanzhou-Xining-Dabanshan Tunnel-Zhangye-Dunhuang-Back to Lanzhou
* Date: 24-29 September (6 days)
* Cost: US$600 (including transportation, food and housing, and tour tickets)
* Weather and elevation: Temperature will be between 5-20 degrees
Celsius, and elevation between 1500m and 3000m a.s.l. in this excursion
route
REGISTRATION FEE
Those wishing to participate in this symposium are requested to fill in the
Registration Form included in this Announcement and return it to the
Secretariat of the symposium no later than 1 August 2000.
The registration fee will cover the following items: food, reception,
coffee breaks, local transportation, Lanzhou city visit, and all
publications including proceedings.
The registration fee is US$250 for regular participants and US$150 for
accompanying and student participants.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Hotel reservations should be clearly made in the Registration Form
attached. The room charges per day in the hotels are as follows:
(1) Guest House
* Standard room (two beds), US$15.00/room (only 3 rooms)
* Single room (one bed), US$10.00/room (only 8 rooms)
* Small suite (one bed), US$20.00/set (only 1 set),
(2) Changsiyuan House
* Standard room (two beds), US$22.00/room
* Single room (one bed), US$12.00/room (only 3 rooms),
(3) Lanzhou Hotel
* Standard room (two beds), US$36.00/room
* Small suite, US$48.00/set
* Luxury suite, US$72.00/set,
(4) Jin Cheng Hotel
* Standard room (two beds), US$25.00/room
* Small suite (two beds), US$50.00/set
SYMPOSIUM LANGUAGE
The symposium language is English
PASSPORT AND VISA
The foreign participants should send their personal information to the
symposium secretariat as soon as possible through e-mail or fax. We will
send you the official invitation letter for applying for a visa immediately
after receiving your personal information.
SECRETARIAT ADDRESS
For further information, please contact:
Professor Zhu Yuanlin or Niu Fujun
The State Kay Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering,
Cold and Arid Environmental and Engineering Research Institute,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China,
Phone: +86/931-841490 (Office), 8841298 (Home)
Fax: +86/931-8821894, 8885241
E-mail: zhuyl [at] ns.lzb.ac.cn
niufujun [at] ns.lzb.ac.cn
4th ISPE REGISTRATION FORM
Please fill in the blanks and return to the symposium secretariat before
1 August 2000.
Please type in the following information:
Name:
Surname:
First Name:
Middle Initial:
Title:
Sex:
Nationality:
Organization:
Occupation:
Passport No.:
Mailing address:
Telephone number:
Fax number:
E-mail:
GUEST INFORMATION
Accompanied by:
Passport No.:
Arrival Time:
Arrival Date:
Arrival Flight Name/Number:
HOTEL RESERVATION FORM
Type of room:
Name of hotel:
No. of Nights hotel room needed:
POST-SYMPOSIUM EXCURSION APPLICATION FORM
I will (will not) take part in the post-symposium excursion with
accompanying person (s).
I will (will not) give a presentation under the title of
SIGNATURE: Date: